Turned shoe



Dec. 16, 1930. F. MACCAI-(ONE 1,785,035

TURNED SHOE Filed March 5, 1930 INVENTOR Mad/mum ATTORNEY Patented Dec.16, 1930 V uNrrEo srrias earner OFFICE FRED MAGGARONE, or BROOKLYN, NEWYORK, Assrenon or ONE-HALF T FRANK GARDONE, or BROOKLYN,- NEW YORK LTURNED SHOE Application filed March 5, 1930. Serial N0. 33,242.

This invention relates to improvements in turned shoes.

The object of my invention is to provide a turned shoe and the processof making the same, having a single sole with a. flap or tab port-ionformed integral therewith the lower end of the arch portion, and aseparate flap reinforcing portion of relatively greater thicknessconnected to said flap portion and 1 extending therefrom upward and overthe heel of the shoe to reinforce the arch thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a shoe having theconstruction as above set forth together with a shank stiffener locatedbetween the sole of the shoe and said last named flap portion, tofurther stiiien the shoe at the shank, and to provide means for holdingsaid shank stiffener firmly in its normal position in the shoe.

Heretofore it has been the custom to split the sole of the shoe from theheel to the lower part of the shank, and to insertthe shank stiffenerbetween the parts of the sole to strengthen the shank, but this practicereduces the thickness of the sole under the shank, whereas by my presentinvention, I

preserve the full thickness of the sole under the shank and furtherreinforce the shank and also the upper flap portion, which holds theshank stiffener firmly in position in the shoe.

Referring to the drawings which form a 7 part Of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a shoe with a porti on cut away to disclose acentral longitudinal sectional view thru a shoe embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sole of a shoe illustrating myinvention.

Fig. 3 is a fraginental longitudinal sectional view thru the lowerportion of the shank and illustrates the manner in which the sole, theshank stifiener and the flap portions are held together.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates in its entirety the shoe upper,6 the heel and 7 the sole of a turned shoe. The sole is cut to provide ashoulder 8 to which the upper is machine stitched in the well known 50manner.

will be readily understood.

A tab portion 9- is cut from the top of the sole at the forward endofthe shank 10- and formed as shown in Figure 2. The tab portion isthinned at its upper end and merges into the surface or the flap 12 atthe point 1-].- and is connected to said fiapby stitching 13 or bycementing the parts together,

or by both means combined.

Ashank piece l4, preferably made of leather, is inserted betwen the sole7', and the flap portion 12--, and extends from a point under the tab 9up over the shank and heel of the shoe, as illustrated inFigure l, andis held in posltion by the upper flap 12-. which overlies the same andis cemented quires that the leather sole and stifiening a flap portionsshall be made relatively thin.

The metal member l6 extends from a point near'the forward end of theshank, to a point above the heel, as shown in Figure 1, and attached. tothe shank portion 14- in 'the usual manner known to this art. 1

17 indicates the breast covering portion of the sole, and is fastened tothe heel in the usual manner. hen the metal support 16- is used, I mayreduce the thickness of the flap portion l2-to some extent withoutmaterially weakening the strength of the shank, as 1 1'- indicatesan'apparent space formed adjacent the end of the metal support 16, butthis space is 7 very small ii any, and is almost closed when the shoe isremoved from the last in the making operation.

To a person'skilled in the art of making womens turned shoes, thisdescription and drawings will be fully understood without difficulty.

By the present construction, the sole of the shoe is not splitlongitudinally and apart thereof made to serve as the flap portion 12,

indicates the usual sock-lining which but the sole is left its fullthickness, and the flap portion is also made of any desired thicknesssince it is a separate part, and therefore I may obtain a strong archconstruction with out the use of the metal portion 16 if de sired, andby the construction shown comprising the tab 9-, shank piece 14 and flap12, secured together as shown in Figure 3, the shank piece is firmlyheld against lateral or longitudinal movement, and the tab cannot workloose or lift from the flap portion 12. This is an important featuresince in high heel shoes the weight of the body is thrown forwardly andthe pressure is exerted on the shank tends to urge it towards themetatarsal heads. It will be observed that the front end of the shankpiece tapers to a thin edge 18 which extends the entire width of theshank, so as to fit tightly be- "so neath the tab at their point ofseparation. The bottom front portion of the shank piece is glued orcemented to the sole for a considerable distance so that when pressureis placed on the shoe parts while on the last,

the shank will be firmly attached thereto.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. A turned shoe having a single sole with a short thin tab formedintegral at a point "3 adjacent the forward end of the shank of theshoe, and a reinforcing flap member having one end joined to the saidtab and extending therefrom over the shank and heel of the shoe andcemented to the upper side of the sole thereof.

2. As set forth in claim 1; said flap member extending under said tabmember.

3. A turned shoe having a single sole provided with a short thin tabformed integral '40 therewith at a point adjacent the forward end of theshank of the shoe, a reinforcing flap member having one end stitched tosaid tab and extending therefrom over the shank and heel of the shoe andfastened to the upper side of the sole thereof.

at. As stated in claim 3; and a shank piece located between said soleand flap and extending from a point beneath the tab and over the shankof the shoe.

5. A turned shoe having a sole provided with a short tab formed integraltherewith near the forward end of the shank of the shoe, a reinforcingflap member having one end joined to said tab and extending therefrom551 over the shank of the shoe, and a shank piece one end of which restsunder said tab and is held against forward movement thereby, and iscovered by said flap member.

6. As stated in claim 5 together with; said shank piece having a metalreinforcing brace portion connected thereto on its under side andextending over the shank portion of the sole of the shoe.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my G5 signature. FRED BIACCARONE.

